-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Forty-four people were killed during an attack on a wedding party in Turkey 's southeastern Mardin province Monday .

A child lies wounded on a stretcher following the attack by gunmen on the wedding party .

The casualties , which included the bride and groom , were slain while many of them were praying , authorities said .

Three others were injured and eight people were detained in the attack sparked by a feud between families , said Besir Atalay , Interior Minister of Turkey .

There were 17 women and six children among the dead , said Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan .

`` It is inhuman beyond words to open fire on people including a one-year old child who were having a wedding , living a happy moment , praying , '' Erdogan said .

`` The fact that the eight suspects and the victims who died have the same surname increases cruelty of this murder . ''

The assailants attacked the party in the small village of Bilge with bombs and automatic weapons , according to the Cihan news agency .

With only 32 households in the village there were too many victims to fit into the local morgue , authorities said . Some of the victims had the same last name , Celebi , as the suspects who were detained , Atalay added .

The bride , Sevgi Celebi , and groom , Habip Ari , both died in the attack , Anatolian Agency , Turkey 's semi-official news agency , reported .

The chief and the former chief of the village were among those killed in the attack , the agency added .

Police have blocked access to the village while they conduct their investigation .

Mardin Mayor Besir Ayanoglu told Turkish television network NTV that the incident was not terror related .

CNN 's Ivan Watson and Yesmin Comert contributed to this report .

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Turkish PM : 17 women and six children among the dead

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Bombs , automatic weapons used in attack , Cihan news agency reports

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Three people critically wounded , says office of province 's governor

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Attack happens at wedding party in Turkey 's southeastern Mardin province